The Design Team on the Gruffies and Guests Challenge Blog is split up into two teams. Team A will show you their creations on the 1st day of the month. Team B will show you their creation on the 15th day of the month. This means that there is a good excuse to pop on over to the Challenge Blog at least twice a month to see the inspiration from the Design Team.

If you use Facebook why not pop on over to the Gruffies and Guests Facebook Group. Here you can have a good natter and show your House Mouse, Happy Hoppers and Gruffies creations.

There is also a weekly Delicious Doodles challenge. Pop on over to the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog EVERY FRIDAY to see what the new what the new challenge is and to see the Design Team inspiration. You don't have to use a Delicious Doodles image to enter but you get an extra entry to win the weekly prize if you do so that is a good incentive!!
If you fancy a challenge on the darker side you could enter the Delicious Darkness Monthly Challenge. Pop on over to the blog for the rules and the topic for the month.

Just a quick reminder to say that Bearly Mine Designs digital papers are available from the Bearly Mine Designs Store. Here you will find a wonderful selection of papers. If you look there are also some freebies so you can "try before you buy".
Every month there is a challenge over at the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog. If you pop on over to the challenge blog you will find out details of the challenge and see inspiration from the Design Team.
If you want more Bearly Mine Designs inspiration, every two days you will get an inspiration card/project from one of the Design Team members. So this is a good excuse to keep on popping over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

You will see items from Creative Expressions, Spellbinders, Couture Creations, Rangers and Tim Holtz. Soon the shop will stock items from Crafters Companion. She is also stocking some gorgeous ribbons. I have to say the organza ribbon is the best quality I've ever used!!!

Postage and packaging is £1.00 per order whatever you spend ie no minimum or maximum spend.

Monday, 27 October 2014

The ever so talented Ching-Chou Kuik has an Etsy Store where she sells her digital stamps. She had a Design Team call for some new crafters to join her Design Team to help promote her stunning images. I was lucky enough to be chosen.

Since then an "Inspiration and Monthly Challenge Blog" has been set up and I have now got the role of Design Team Leader.

There will be a monthly challenge on the blog starting on the 1st day of every month.

Every few days you will see inspiration from the Design Team. On some days we will be showcasing cards that are entered into the challenge as well as cards/creations posted on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group. You will also see details of new releases or offers.

Today is the day for me to show you my inspiration card.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Big Pumpkin". I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and used my Cosmic Shimmer Shimmer Pearl Glaze over the pumpkin for some sparkle and shine. The image has then been fussy cut.

The graveyard and bat scene is a freebie from Bird's Cards called "Graveyard Card Cover". She puts these templates free on her blog for people to use with their digital die-cutting machines. I don't have one of these so I had to do it by hand. It wasn't easy but I like the shadow effect of the orange layer underneath the black. I have cut the template out of some linen effect card. The bottom layer I have inked with Tim Holtz's Rusty Hinge distress ink. The top layer and the mount I have brushed over with my black Pan Pastel. I have painted all over the templates and mounts with the Cosmic Shimmer Shimmer Pearl Glaze from Buckwell Craft Supplies and it's given it a wishy-washy effect which looks a bit spooky.

I have finished the card off by rubbing some white Pan Pastel onto the black background for moody/spooky clouds and added a sentiment that I typed on the computer.

Here is a weekly reminder to tell you that Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps are available from her Etsy Store. You will see a wonderful array of beautiful images for all occasions and there will be more added on a weekly basis so remember to go and have a look.

Anyone can post cards/creations on here that they have made from Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps and you will see creations made by Fernanda, Karina, Sylvia and myself as we are Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Design Team Members.

I cut a piece of card and cut a piece of double-sided sticky paper and adhered one side to the card. I then removed the top layer and cut a piece of the white wide net and placed on top. Next I poured over some silver glitter and used the top layer of the sticky paper to push the glitter in well. I removed the excess and tapped for a while to remove any more glitter. I then removed the piece of netting (which of course can be used for more projects) and then poured over some fine white glitter and again pushed it in well and then removed the excess. What you are left with is a lovely glittery piece of card and sparkly glitter around your work area if you are anything like me!!

The image that I have used for my card is called "Ashleigh" and is from Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Cat series. I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Milled Lavender distress ink.

I have just done some simple matting and layering with lilac and silver card and finished the card off with a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some gems.

Friday, 24 October 2014

It is time for another challenge over at the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog. The topic for this weeks' challenge is "Halloween".

For my card suitable to give to any child that calls at the door for Halloween I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Halloweenie - Crazy Chemist". I am not sure why but when I'd printed him out he just shouted the colour green to me. I hate the colour green so you won't see it used very often as a main colour on my blog but I think he suits being green. I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.

I have finished the card off with a spider's web border made with a Martha Stewart punch, green and white twine, "Happy Halloween" sentiment made on the computer, "I put a spell on you" freebie sentiment from Kenny K and some Martha Stewart punched out bats.

It's a long time since I entered the challenge over at Sketch Saturday - sorry!! The sketch this week is:

I decided to make a birthday card. I have used a Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Keep in Faith" as I love sunflowers. I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Wink of Stella clear pen.

I have finished the card off with a banner required for the sketch cut from some of the Christmas Ice backing paper and stamped with a Sheena Douglass script stamp, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some pearls from Buckwell Craft Supplies.